The Search

Zinnemann’s next project, The Search (1948), was considerably more prestigious. The first film shot in Germany following the conclusion of World War II, it was the moving story of an American soldier (played by Montgomery Clift, in his second film) stationed in Berlin who tries to adopt a…

…River (1948) and Fred Zinnemann’s The Search (1948). Both films were immensely successful and secured for Clift a reputation as one of the most promising young movie actors of his generation. He received an Academy Award nomination for The Search, but Red River achieved landmark status and is considered by…